Political Monitor 10/01/2013

Broadband   Connection Voucher Scheme to run until March 2015 Following on from a market test in five cities and a consultation, the Government announced that the Connections Voucher Scheme is expected to be operational from December 2013 to end of March 2015. The...

Political Monitor 13/12/2014

Broadband   Next phase of Connection Voucher Scheme launches Following a test phase, the Government has now launched the Connection Voucher Scheme in ten cities across the UK. The cities eligible so far are Belfast, Portsmouth, Cardiff, Derby, Bristol, Edinburgh,...

Political Monitor 29/11/2013

BROADBAND   CISAS meeting on ADR ISPA attended a meeting with CISAS on ADR with this week. CISAS used the meeting to provide an update on its new set of rules which came into force earlier this month.   A key change in the rules is that the maximum claim limit has...

Political Monitor 22/11/2013

Broadband Government to provide funding to improve broadband infrastructure for schools Government made an initial announcement for a programme that would improve broadband connectivity for schools. The programme would provide for the installation and testing of a...

Political Monitor 15/11/2013

Broadband Benefits of broadband The Government published a report into the economic, social and environmental impacts of broadband with a particular focus on the Government-funded rollout programme. The headline claim is that for every £1 the Government is investing...

Political Monitor 08/11/2013

Ofcom Ofcom revamps accreditation scheme for price comparison websites Ofcom announced changes to its voluntary accreditation scheme for price comparison websites. These include quarterly spot checks by Ofcom but also new requirements for websites to: Update...